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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
79
BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
proof
of
a
valid
driver’s
license
and
1
financial
liability
coverage
to
renew
the
registration
of
a
2
vehicle.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
Section
321.40,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
Application
for
renewal
for
a
vehicle
registered
under
3
this
chapter
shall
be
made
on
or
after
the
first
day
of
the
4
month
prior
to
the
month
of
expiration
of
registration
and
5
up
to
and
including
the
last
day
of
the
month
following
the
6
month
of
expiration
of
registration.
The
application
for
7
renewal
shall
be
submitted
to
the
county
treasurer
of
the
8
county
of
the
owner’s
residence;
or
if
a
nonresident,
to
the
9
county
treasurer
of
the
county
where
the
primary
users
of
the
10
vehicle
are
located;
or
if
a
lessor
of
the
vehicle
pursuant
to
11
chapter
321F
which
has
a
gross
vehicle
weight
of
less
than
ten
12
thousand
pounds,
to
the
county
treasurer
of
the
county
of
the
13
lessee’s
residence;
or
if
a
firm,
association,
or
corporation
14
with
vehicles
in
multiple
counties,
to
the
county
treasurer
of
15
the
county
where
the
primary
user
of
the
vehicle
is
located.
16
The
registration
shall
be
renewed
upon
payment
of
if
the
17
applicant
presents
satisfactory
proof
that
the
owner,
lessee,
18
or
primary
user
of
the
vehicle
holds
a
valid
driver’s
license
19
and,
unless
excluded
from
the
requirements
of
section
321.20B,
20
that
financial
liability
coverage
is
in
effect
for
the
motor
21
vehicle
pursuant
to
section
321.20B,
and
pays
the
appropriate
22
annual
registration
fee.
Application
for
renewal
for
a
vehicle
23
registered
under
chapter
326
shall
be
made
on
or
after
the
24
first
day
of
the
month
prior
to
the
month
of
expiration
of
25
registration
and
up
to
and
including
the
last
day
of
the
month
26
of
expiration
of
registration.
27
Sec.
2.
Section
321.40,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
28
following
new
subsection:
29
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
8A.
The
department
or
county
treasurer
30
shall
refuse
to
renew
the
registration
of
a
vehicle
if
the
31
applicant
does
not
present
satisfactory
proof
that
the
owner,
32
lessee,
or
primary
user
of
the
vehicle
holds
a
valid
driver’s
33
license
or,
unless
excluded
from
the
requirements
of
section
34
321.20B,
that
financial
liability
coverage
is
in
effect
for
the
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vehicle
pursuant
to
section
321.20B.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
Under
current
law,
an
annual
vehicle
registration
is
5
required
to
be
renewed
upon
payment
of
the
appropriate
fee.
6
This
bill
requires
the
applicant
for
registration
renewal
to
7
also
present
satisfactory
proof
that
the
owner,
lessee,
or
8
primary
user
of
the
vehicle
holds
a
valid
driver’s
license
9
and,
unless
excluded
from
the
requirements
of
Code
section
10
321.20B,
that
financial
liability
coverage
is
in
effect
for
the
11
vehicle.
The
department
of
transportation
or
county
treasurer
12
is
required
to
refuse
registration
renewal
if
an
applicant
does
13
not
comply
with
the
bill.
14
Financial
liability
coverage
is
generally
required
to
be
15
in
effect
for
every
motor
vehicle
driven
on
Iowa
highways.
16
However,
the
requirement
does
not
apply
to
vehicles
owned
by
17
or
leased
to
the
United
States,
Iowa,
or
another
state,
or
any
18
political
subdivision
thereof;
vehicles
subject
to
Code
section
19
325A.6
(motor
carrier
insurance);
certain
motor
vehicles
not
20
subject
to
registration
(Code
section
321.18);
a
lienholder
21
with
a
security
interest
in
a
motor
vehicle
that
does
not
22
drive
or
move
the
vehicle;
and
motor
vehicles
owned
by
a
motor
23
vehicle
dealer
or
wholesaler
licensed
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
24
322.
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